tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post132807430483135097..comments2023-10-09T03:39:02.388-06:00Comments on Expository Lutheran: Baptism by Water?Bror Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913133289813136695noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-20870738857360920872009-12-03T16:07:37.721-07:002009-12-03T16:07:37.721-07:00Jonathan,
It is amazing isn't it. So easy a ba...Jonathan,<br />It is amazing isn't it. So easy a baby can do it. Cavemen probably could too, if there were cave men. But then that's just it, none of us do it, really, not even the baby. Jesus did it, and he did it for us all, even the Neanderthal.Bror Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913133289813136695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-30941978067806278522009-12-03T15:33:25.808-07:002009-12-03T15:33:25.808-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-39706756526592158702009-12-03T09:50:53.125-07:002009-12-03T09:50:53.125-07:00Sometimes I also worry if it's too easy or if ...Sometimes I also worry if it's too easy or if I'm being too confident of my election. But, as your other recent post on Luther and election reveals, that worry in and of itself is really not a bad thing to have, it just depends where it drives you. For the Lutheran, it thankfully drives us right back to our baptism and the promise we received. For all others, the worry drives them back to their works, or their faith in their faith. I think I prefer the Lutheran angst, because even it seems easier.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223579810861454670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-17203279265958149952009-12-03T07:49:20.618-07:002009-12-03T07:49:20.618-07:00Don't know Steve, I just don't know, but i...Don't know Steve, I just don't know, but is it ever frustrating for the Lutheran. <br />It is just too simple. Perhaps that is it. Lutheranism, too simple, too easy. <br />Christianity has just got to be more than "Your sins are forgiven" "I am baptized." "God can use whatever he wants to do what he says it does, and be what he says it is." I mean can it really be that simple.<br />And Lutherans out there. Don't make it anymore complicated than that when talking to others. Evangelicals say baptism can't save you? Ask them to explain why not. We are dealing with an omnipotent God. He does what he wants where he wants, and he keeps telling us to look to baptism.Bror Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913133289813136695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261814012053869943.post-6055274145931721052009-12-03T07:43:34.498-07:002009-12-03T07:43:34.498-07:00Excellent!
Why is the water part of the equation ...Excellent!<br /><br />Why is the water part of the equation so hard for so many?<br /><br />Water and Word. That is baptism...no?<br /><br />Thanks, Bror.Steve Martinhttp://theoldadam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com